Month: June 2004

Evergreen Marine, Taiwan's largest shipping company, is set for a massive expansion of its containership fleet with plans to order 54 vessels during the next 10 years. This is in addition to…

POSCO, Korea's largest steel maker, will raise prices of steel plates used for shipbuilding for a third time this year because of rising demand. Prices will increase by 9% to $477 per…

The US-based tanker operator, OMI Corporation, has reached an agreement to purchase four newly built Suezmax tankers and eight product carriers under construction at Hyundai Mipo Shipyard from Athenian Sea Carriers. OMI…

Singapore ship owner, Ezra Marine, has placed an order with compatriot shipbuilder, Pan United Shipyard, for two anchor handling tugs (AHTS) each powered by a 8,993kW diesel main engine. The vessels reportedly…

Korean Register of Shipping (KR) plans to release the new version (4.0) of KR-CON - a database of various IMO instruments, such as conventions (SOLAS, MARPOL, ICLL, STCW, etc.), codes (IBC, IGC,…

Austal recently delivered the 56 metre ferry Aremiti 5 to Tahitian ferry company Aremiti Cruise. Based on the Austal Auto Express 56 catamaran design, the newbuilding is well equipped to handle the…

B. Hepworth and Company Limited has announced the merger of Hepworth MarineInternational and Wynstruments Limited, parent company of Wynn Marine. The merger became official on 21st June 2004.This news marks a move…

GE Marine reported that its LM2500 aero derivative gas turbine will power the Royal Australian Navy?s (RAN) eighth ANZAC-class frigate, Nuship Ballarat. The frigate was recently delivered to the RAN during a…

Aker Yards, via its wholly owned subsidiary Aker Brevik, has entered into a contract with Island Offshore VIII KS in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver a UT 755L platform supply vessel. The approximately…